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==Software reading systems==

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| [[Aldiko]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]] || [[Adobe Digital Editions|Adobe DRM]]

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| [[FBReader]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[PersonalIOS digital assistant(Apple)|PDAiOS]]s, [[Mac OS X]] || {{n/a|None}}[[Readium LCP]]

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| [[Google Play Books]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Web application]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]] || [[Adobe Digital Editions|Adobe DRM]]

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| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Web application]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[BlackBerry]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Windows]] || [[Amazon DRM]]

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| [[Lektz#Ebook reader|Lektz]] || {{Proprietary}} || [[Web application]], [[Mac OS X]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Windows]] || [[Lektz#Lektz DRM|Lektz DRM]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-28|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Lektz#Lektz DRM|reason= The anchor (Lektz DRM) [[Special:Diff/561480965|has been deleted]].}}

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| [[OverDrive Media Console]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OverDrive App |website=OverDrive |publisher=OverDrive, Inc. |url=http://app.overdrive.com/ |access-date=2017-09-16 }}</ref> || {{Proprietary}} || [[Chromebook]], [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Windows]] || [[Adobe Digital Editions|Adobe DRM]], [[OverDrive, Inc.|OverDrive]]

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''See [[Comparison of e-book formats]] for details on the file formats.''

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== Navigation features ==

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== Display features ==

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== Edit-tool features ==

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== Book source management features ==

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| [[Aldiko|Aldiko Book Reader]]

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| [[CoolReader|Cool Reader]]

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| [[FBReader]]

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| [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]

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| [[Lektz|Lektz eBook Reader]]

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| [[Evie, the eVoice book reader]]

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== Text To Speech features ==

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== Other software e-book readers for Android ==

Other e-book readers for Android devices include: BookShout!, [[Barnes & Noble nook#Nook e-Readerreader applications for third party devices|Nook e-Reader applications for third party devices]] and [[OverDrive Media Console]]. Additionally, Palmbookreader reads some formats (such as [[PDB (Palm OS)|PDB]] and TXT) on [[Palm OS]] and Android devices. The Readmill app, introduced in February 2011, reads numerous formats on Android and [[IOS (operating system)|iOS]] devices but shut down July 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tuaw.com/2014/06/24/readmill-is-closing-its-doors-on-july-1-2014-needs-picture/?ncid=rss_truncated|date=June 24, 2014| work=The Unofficial Apple Weblog|author= Bond, John-Michael | title=Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014}}</ref> Another popular app [[Bluefire Reader]] was removed from Google Play Store in 2019.

== See also ==

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*[[Comparison of e-book readers]] - includes hardware e-book readers

*[[Comparison of iOS e-reader software]]

*[[Comparison of e-book software]]

== References ==

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== External links ==

*{{cite news|author=Miller, Matthew|date= June 23, 2010 |url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/google-android-showdown-battle-of-the-ereader-apps/4090|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627211700/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/google-android-showdown-battle-of-the-ereader-apps/4090|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2010|work=ZDNet|title= Google Android showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps }}

*{{cite news|url=http://lifehacker.com/5875516/the-best-ereader-for-android |work=Lifehacker|title=The Best Ereader for Android|author= Ravenscraft, Eric|date=June 11, 2014}}

*{{cite web|url=http://grantbarker.com/android-ebook-readers.html|website=GrantBarker.com|title=Android Ebook Readers - up-to-date screenshots|access-date=2012-07-10|archive-date=2012-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730084111/http://grantbarker.com/android-ebook-readers.html|url-status=dead}}